Gaming device having a selection game with player choice and a predetermined game outcome

• US 20070032285A1
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Wolf, Bryan
• Application Number:
  US11/199,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20070032285A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played

Abstract

A central determination gaming system having a selection game. In one embodiment, a predetermined game outcome value is selected and the gaming device determines a supplemental value. The gaming device determines and displays a plurality of value groups. One of the values or the sum of a plurality of the values in each value group equals the selected predetermined game outcome value and sum of each of the values for each value group equals the sum of the selected predetermined game outcome value and the generated supplemental value. The gaming device enables the player to pick one of the value groups and the gaming device picks one or more of the values from the player picked value group. The gaming device picked values are based on or otherwise equal the selected predetermined game outcome value. The gaming device provides the selected values to the player and the selection game ends.

Claims

1. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

an interactive game controlled by the processor;

a predetermined game outcome value adapted to be provided to a player in the interactive game;

a plurality of value groups in the interactive game; and

a display device adapted to display the interactive game,

wherein said processor is operable with the display device to control a play of the interactive game by;

(a) determining a supplemental value;

(b) determining and displaying a plurality of values for each of the value groups, wherein for each of the value groups;

(i) one of the values or a sum of a plurality of the values equals the predetermined game outcome value; and

(ii) a sum of each of the values equals a sum of the predetermined game outcome value and the generated supplemental value;

(c) enabling the player to pick one of displayed value groups;

(d) picking at least one of the values of the player picked group, wherein said picked values are based on the predetermined game outcome value; and

(e) providing to the player the picked values, wherein the provided values equal the predetermined game outcome value.

2. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein for each of the value groups, a sum of one or more of the values is equal to the determined supplemental value.

3. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein for each value group, a range between a minimum displayed value in said value group and a maximum displayed value in said value group is equal.

4. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein a range between a minimum displayed value and a maximum displayed value is different for each value group.

5. The gaming device of claim 4, wherein a sum of the values in each value group is equal.

6. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein each of the value groups is associated with the same average expected value.

7. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein each of the value groups is associated with a different average expected value.

8. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein said predetermined game outcome is selected from a plurality of predetermined game outcomes.

9. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein said predetermined game outcome is stored in a memory device of said gaming device.

10. The gaming device of claim 1, which is configured to receive said predetermined game outcome from a central controller.

11. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein said predetermined game outcome is determined based on a result of a bingo game.

12. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein said interactive game is a bonus game.

13. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

a game controlled by the processor;

a display device operable with the processor and adapted to display the game;

a predetermined game outcome value provided to a player in the game; and

a plurality of different value groups which the player may pick one of in the game, wherein each of the groups includes a plurality of values and for each of the value groups;

(i) one of the values or a sum a plurality of the values equals the predetermined game outcome value; and

(ii) a sum of each of the values equals a sum of the predetermined game outcome value and the generated supplemental value,

wherein regardless of which one of the value groups the player picks, at least one of the values in said played picked value group is selected, such that the selected values equal the predetermined game outcome value.

14. The gaming device of claim 13, wherein for each of the value groups, a sum of one or more of the values is equal to the supplemental value.

15. The gaming device of claim 13, wherein a plurality of the value groups each have a different range of determined and displayed values.

16. The gaming device of claim 13, wherein each of the value groups has a different range of determined and displayed values.

17. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein a sum of the values in each value group is equal.

18. The gaming device of claim 13, wherein said predetermined game outcome is selected from a plurality of predetermined game outcomes.

19. The gaming device of claim 13, wherein said predetermined game outcome is stored in a memory device of said gaming device.

20. The gaming device of claim 13, which is configured to receive said predetermined game outcome from a central controller.

21. The gaming device of claim 13, wherein said predetermined game outcome is determined based on a result of a bingo game.

22. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

an interactive game controlled by the processor;

a predetermined game outcome value adapted to be provided to a player in the interactive game;

a plurality of value groups in the interactive game; and

a display device adapted to display the interactive game,

wherein said processor is operable with the display device to control a play of the interactive game by;

(a) determining and displaying a plurality of values for each of the value groups, wherein for each of the value groups one of the values or a sum of a plurality of the values equals the predetermined game outcome value;

(b) enabling the player to pick one of displayed value groups;

(c) picking at least one of the values of the player picked group, wherein said picked values are based on the predetermined game outcome value; and

(d) providing to the player the picked values, wherein the provided values equal the predetermined game outcome value.

23. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein a plurality of the value groups each have a different range of determined and displayed values.

24. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein each of the value groups has a different range of determined and displayed values.

25. The gaming device of claim 24, wherein a sum of the values in each value group is equal.

26. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein said predetermined game outcome is selected from a plurality of predetermined game outcomes.

27. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein said predetermined game outcome is stored in a memory device of said gaming device.

28. The gaming device of claim 22, which is configured to receive said predetermined game outcome from a central controller.

29. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein said predetermined game outcome is determined based on a result of a bingo game.

30. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:

(a) determining a supplemental value;

(b) determining and displaying a plurality of values for each of a plurality of value groups, wherein for each of the value groups;

(i) one of the values or a sum of a plurality of the values equals a predetermined game outcome value; and

(ii) a sum of each of the values equals a sum of the predetermined game outcome value and the generated supplemental value;

(c) enabling the player to pick one of displayed value groups;

(d) picking at least one of the values of the player picked group, wherein said picked values are based on the predetermined game outcome value; and

(e) providing to the player the picked values, wherein the provided values equal the predetermined game outcome value.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein for each of the value groups, a sum of one or more of the values is equal to the determined supplemental value.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein for each value group, a range between a minimum displayed value in said value group and a maximum displayed value in said value group is equal.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein a range between a minimum displayed value and a maximum displayed value is different for each value group.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein a sum of the values in each value group is equal.

35. The method of claim 30, wherein each of the value groups is associated with the same average expected value.

36. The method of claim 30, wherein each of the value groups is associated with a different average expected value.

37. The method of claim 30, wherein said predetermined game outcome is selected from a plurality of predetermined game outcomes.

38. The method of claim 30, which includes receiving said predetermined game outcome from a central controller.

39. The method of claim 30, wherein said predetermined game outcome is determined based on a result of a bingo game.

40. The method of claim 30, which is provided through a data network.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the data network is an internet.

42. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:

(a) determining and displaying a plurality of values for each of a plurality of value groups, wherein for each of the value groups one of the values or a sum of a plurality of the values equals a predetermined game outcome value;

(b) enabling the player to pick one of displayed value groups;

(c) picking at least one of the values of the player picked group, wherein said picked values are based on the predetermined game outcome value; and

(d) providing to the player the picked values, wherein the provided values equal the predetermined game outcome value.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein a plurality of the value groups each have a different range of determined and displayed values.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein a sum of the values in each value group is equal.

45. The method of claim 42, wherein each of the value groups has a different range of determined and displayed values.

46. The method of claim 42, wherein said predetermined game outcome is selected from a plurality of predetermined game outcomes.

47. The method of claim 42, which includes receiving said predetermined game outcome from a central controller.

48. The method of claim 42, wherein said predetermined game outcome is determined based on a result of a bingo game.

49. The method of claim 42, which is provided through a data network.

50. The method of claim 49, wherein the data network is an internet.